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11-19-2008, 09:23 PM
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I recently got this fbass, the neck is awesome, the tone is wickedly good. the body, not so great. the bass is 10 years old
the pictures can't really show it, but there's dings here and there, and I'm not fully satisfied with the green, so I was wondering where/how much it will cost, i can get it refinished.
I could do the sanding, even the staining, but i don't wanna screw up the clear coat.
basically it is just the body that needs to be refinished, the neck has no color on it, the neck looks great.
another question is, will having the body refinished devalue this bass? everything is original on it so far      
also please PM me with what your estimated value on this thing is refinished vs untouched please  |
11-19-2008, 09:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia. | | | Why not get George at fbass to do it? |
11-19-2008, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by funkydanbass  Why not get George at fbass to do it? | apparently he will charge a lot more for it, the person who sold this bass to me said he already asked and george said anyone could do it, but he may be a bit more expensive, but it's a gaurantee that he'll do a good job.
I might just not even color it, just leave it natural once the stain is all sanded off, i like it better that way anyway,
ive never seen flamed swamp ash before though, i bet it would look pretty snazzy. |
11-19-2008, 11:02 PM
|  | Sponsored by Jagermeister | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle / Tacoma | | | Modern basses generally aren't affected in value by a refinish as long as it's a quality job or done by one of the recognized pro's. Really there's only one brand of vintage bass that collectors don't wan't refinishes on (because of proof of originality), and I'm sure you know what brand that is. Nobody's trying to pass off fake F Basses or any other brand high-ends.
You should do a search in the basses forum, there have recently been two or three very good threads about refins, which places are good and links to them, and lots of great pictures posted. |
11-20-2008, 11:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rockwood Ontario, Canada | | | 20 years from now you'll be sayin' DOOOOOO! That's a beautifull top, and I'm sure it's maple. Try to love it, give it a couple of months and then decide. |
11-20-2008, 11:28 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | Do you love the bass? If so, I'd talk with George about this. It's a fine instrument and it's worth seeing what he'd charge before deciding whether it's too expensive. Value is relative, of course, but if you are going to refinish, there's nothing like being able to say that the work was done by the same cat who built the bass originally.
It's worth a phone call or email thread, at the least. Who knows - you may be able to fit into an opening and it'll be a great win-win. At worst, you'll have a baseline (bass line?  ) to discuss with other vendors. |
11-20-2008, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by VroomVroom Do you love the bass? If so, I'd talk with George about this. It's a fine instrument and it's worth seeing what he'd charge before deciding whether it's too expensive. Value is relative, of course, but if you are going to refinish, there's nothing like being able to say that the work was done by the same cat who built the bass originally.
It's worth a phone call or email thread, at the least. Who knows - you may be able to fit into an opening and it'll be a great win-win. At worst, you'll have a baseline (bass line? ) to discuss with other vendors. | yeah he quoted me 500,
i am going to leave it the way it is.
i may end up not goin with this 6, im more of a 5er or even 4. |
11-20-2008, 12:41 PM
| | | | If anything, a refinish will increase the value. It's not like a classic Fender from the 60's that has historic value. There's nothing particularly 'special' about an older FBass.
The question is if it's worth $500 to make it a little prettier. I would definitely play it for a month or two to really make sure you like the bass. If you love everything about it, I would take the plunge (the original FBass finishes are horrible anyway). If not, out she goes! |
11-20-2008, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by KJung If anything, a refinish will increase the value. It's not like a classic Fender from the 60's that has historic value. There's nothing particularly 'special' about an older FBass.
The question is if it's worth $500 to make it a little prettier. I would definitely play it for a month or two to really make sure you like the bass. If you love everything about it, I would take the plunge (the original FBass finishes are horrible anyway). If not, out she goes! | i considered it, 500 is a good deal and would make the bass look considerably better, i mean it looks good now, but green just isn't my color,
but i just wanna know, how much would I be able to get for a BN6 that has a new finish on it... the neck is practically brand new looking, the only things that would need polishing/buffing are the tuners and bridge... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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